Another police constable donate plasma to save COVID-19 positive ill patient

Srinagar: Another constable of Jammu and Kashmir police, a corona survivor, donated plasma to save COVID-19 positive ill patient, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

He said responding to appeal by doctors and others, a police personnel Tariq Ahmad, who himself survived deadly infection, decided to donate plasma to save another critically ill patient. Tariq donated his plasma B positive, he said.

A  Traffic police Sub Inspector (SI) on Friday donated plasma to save a critically ill woman patient in Srinagar.

He said a SI Nazir Ahmad posted at Range Traffic Headquarter, Kashmir volunteered to donate his plasma to save the critically ill woman.

Over half-a-dozen personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir have donated plasma so far to save the lives of other COVID positive patients.

However, a Kashmir Administrative Officer (KAS) Tasaduq Jeelani, who was special secretary social welfare department, lost battle despite receiving plasma from a police officials on July 31.

The S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has set up a helpline to coordinate Plasma donation in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The helpline has been started in the Department of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology in the institute, where  plasma bank has been established to collect plasma from corona survivors for seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

The plasma donation is sufficient to cure two patients suffering from this disease and the donated plasma can be stored for a year safely as the frozen plasma is said to retain the needed antibodies. This therapy shows promises to reduce deaths on account of the coronavirus disease. (UNI)